Rehabilitation

Those who are cured of their illness after treatment, are encouraged to return to their homes. We try to contact their relatives or family members and advise them to take back so that they can rejoin their family. In some cases this effort becomes successful. The relatives and family members profusely thank the organizers. However often the family members decline to take them back. Thus they continue to be in the Ashram and they assist the Director in running the ashram.

Here are a few interesting examples.

Premraj was one of the first members of the Ashram. He was wandering near the Kannur Railway Station. He was highly depressed and was not ready even to take food. We saw him and approached him and asked him to come with us. Naturally he was hesitant. There was nobody to help us though there were few observing our efforts to take him to the Ashram. Finally with the support of a traffic constable we could take him to the vehicle and brought him to the Ashram.

He was given good food, medicine, clean clothes and above all affection and love which was the real need for him. After being treated for a few months, he has almost recovered from his illness and we found that he can lead a normal life. We contacted his family members. It was a very heartening experience for us to see him joining the members of his family who were thinking that they had lost him for ever.

Govi Bhasker is another example of the very satisfying experience of our humble service. He was found wandering aimlessly in the streets near Kannur. He was a typical case of acute mental disorder. People were afraid of going near him. Such was his appearance and behaviour. He was speaking Hindi. We brought him to the Ashram and was given proper treatment and affection. Gradually he was able to recognize himself and we could get the address of his relatives. Though we contacted them they were unwilling to accept Govi. They told us that since he is a mental patient, he is unwelcome to the family. But we were not disappointed. Now Govi is in the ashram as a very responsible fellow worker helping to serve the other inmates.